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Episode 1: Furi Kuri

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Mamimi: I think utilizing an extended monologue from a boxing manga to apply to baseball is the perfect way to set the series' skewed, referential tone. 
Camera: Hold on, I need to find a good angle here.
Camera: There, perfect.
Naota: Would you cut it out? It's hard enough losing my only male role model without getting hit on by his girlfriend. 
Mamimi: Sorry, I've got an ungodly build-up of hormones here.  Now shut up and drink your coffee!
Naota: Yeah, anyway, about my brother, he's sorta....
Haruko: BONSAI!!!! *SMACK!*
Naota: The hurting!
Haruko: Don't worry, I know a surefire cure for vehicular manslaughter: Bullet-time kissing!
Camera: FWOOSH!
Forth wall: SHATTER!
Haruko: He's alive! The only sensible thing to do now is bludgeon his head with my bass!
Naota: The hurting again!
Haruko: Dang! Your head didn't immediately sprout giant robots.  Obviously you're useless.  Ciao suckers!
Vespa: Away!
Naota: Hmm, that's odd - my head has sprouted a horn.  I should probably go to school and ignore it.
Gaku: Vespa woman! Wasp sting!  Pervert!
Naota: Thanks for reminding us we're dealing with grade-school kids here. If it weren't for your immature ramblings it could have been confusing.
Haruko: Well, as long as we're being immature, I hope you don't mind if I take a turn as the deadly, sexy nurse then.
Naota: AIEE!
Naota: Ah, safe at home.  Did I mention how much I miss my brother?
Envelope: Hi kids! The red and blue strips on my edges mean I'm US Oversees Mai! From the United States!  From his brother!  Probably with important information! Kthx, bye!
Kamon: Naota, come down and eat. Also, I hired the woman who nearly killed both of us as a maid and changed the animation style.  Hope that's okay with you.
Haruko: Don't mind me, I'll just be sowing seeds of romantic discord between you and your father.
Naota: Come on, what makes you think we'll fall for that?
Kamon: Fooly Cooly! Fooly Cooly!
Shigekun: Fooly Cooly! Fooly Cooly!
Naota: Never mind.
Haruko: Hey, did anyone order a cryptic message to an unseen authority?
Naota: Weirdo.
Haruko: So can I be on top? The bunk beds I mean.  Ha ha!
Naota: Sorry babe, I already keep my impossible standard to live up to up there.
Haruko: So what's behind the Band-Aid chief? I must know! I must have it! I must have precious!
Naota: Yeah, I was looking for an excuse to run away.
Mamimi: Hey there, I was just compiling a list of things I love as much as your brother.  Tell your dad thanks for the stale bread.
Naota: Yeah, like I was saying earlier about your boyfriend, he's got a...
Haruko: ...Sexy Blonde American Girlfriend®!  Reading other people's mail is fun!
Envelope: Told you I was important.
Haruko: Whoops! There goes my magical bracelet.
Mamimi: And there go my hormones.
Naota: And there goes my horn.  Gee, I wish there was some sort of metaphor for this long, cylindrical growth coming out of my head. 
Kanchi: Hey there, I'm Kanchi and I'll be your id for this program.  To demonstrate, I'll beat up this gigantic robot hand.
Robot Hand: I guess I didn't stand much of a chance, did I? *EXPLODE!*
Haruko: Sorry Kanchi, but somehow my plan revolves around smashing the head of the one thing that can produce the thing I want.  No hard feelings.
Kanchi: Well color me embarrassed.  Or blue.  Whichever.
Mamimi: Hey, Naota, thanks for saving me by proxy, or something. I dunno, I was passed out most of the time.  Have some coffee in a can.
Naota: *Glub*
Obi-Wan: Good; you have just taken your first step into a much larger world.
Naota: Cram it Guinness.